Published date: 5 November 2020

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 30 November 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

London

Procurement reference

tender_229982/886155

Published date

5 November 2020

Closing date

30 November 2020

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

DIT provides an Overseas Business Network service to help UK companies navigate overseas market entry. The OBN Service is delivered by Overseas Delivery Partners for countries across 7 global regions.

Following a review, DIT is proposing to procure a replacement service, with improvements that will: ensure easier access into overseas markets, increase export growth, service additionality, engage businesses with high potential export and improve both customer satisfaction and return on investment per business.

We are consulting the market on the delivery model for EISS to ensure business continuity.

This PIN is related to Phase III of EISS which comprises of the South Asia, Europe and Asia Pacific regions.

The contract values for each region are:
South Asia: £1,350,000-£4,050,000
Europe: £4,950,000-£14,850,000
Asia Pacific: £2,600,00-7,800,000.

This is contract value is for a 5 year period which includes the 3 year period plus 2 additional 12 month optional extensions

The aim of the Enhanced International Support Service is to simplify the UK exporter journey and as far as possible to deliver a consistent service offer across all regions with the aim being to substantially increase the contribution and value of exports from UK SME's internationally.

The Enhanced International Support Service in a global region may include the provision of services to UK businesses seeking to export into the region, planning and market entry advice for exporters, regional market research and advisory.

The Enhanced International Support Service in a global region may also include industry sector specific research and advice, developing and maintaining a catalogue of local related specialist service providers (e.g. lawyers, accountants, sector specialists), service catalogue maintenance, regional service coordination, contact hub with associated ICT and digital services (e.g. CRM and call handling systems), support to incoming missions.

The EISS procurement is split into 3 phases. Phase 1 includes China and North America regions. Phase 2 includes EECAN, Africa, Middle East and LATAC regions. Phase 3 includes South Asia, Europe, and Asia Pacific regions.

This particular PIN is for the purposes of market engagement for Phase 3 Regions.
The EISS Team will be hosting a market engagement webinar via Microsoft Teams on the 23rd November 2020. This webinar will provide an introduction to the EISS service and will provide an opportunity to ask questions regarding the specific phase 3 regions.

There will be further opportunity to engage with the EISS Team one on one in the 1-3 weeks following the webinar.
Further details and invitation to attend the webinar will be send to parties who express an interest in this PIN by contacting eiss-marketengagement@trade.gov.uk.

Market engagement will determine the lotting strategy.

More information

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The EISS Team will be hosting a market engagement webinar via Microsoft Teams on the 23rd November 2020. This webinar will provide an introduction to the EISS service and will provide an opportunity to ask questions regarding the specific phase 3 regions.

There will be further opportunity to engage with the EISS Team one on one in the 1-3 weeks following the webinar.
Further details and invitation to attend the webinar will be send to parties who express an interest in this PIN by contacting eiss-marketengagement@trade.gov.uk.

About the buyer

Address

3 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2HP
England

Email

eiss-marketengagement@trade.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-trade